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Colour

#223BDD

  • #223BDD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#223BDD is a blue with RGB values 34, 59, 221 and HSL 232°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#223BDD#223BDD
HEX#223BDD
RGBrgb(34, 59, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.2314, 0.8667
RGB percentages13.3%, 23.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(232, 73.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 84.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK84.6%, 73.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,243,549
CSS custom property--colour: #223BDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#DDC422

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004ADAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006B89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 21.3Blue violet · ΔE 22.4Dark blue · ΔE 25.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.3Dark orchid · ΔE 28.8Navy · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 21.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDC422
Analogous#2298DD, #6622DD
Triadic#DD223B, #3BDD22
Split complementary#DD6722, #98DD22
Tetradic#DD2299, #DDC422, #22DD67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3D8F8
Lighter +30%#A7B1F1
Lighter +20%#7A89EB
Lighter +10%#4E62E4
Darker −10%#1B2FB1
Darker −20%#142385
Darker −30%#0E1858
Darker −40%#070C2C
More saturated +25%#0224FD
Less saturated −25%#4252BD

Channel breakdown

R34
G59
B221
Red34 (13.3%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue231.98°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G 3B · B DD

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